Flora of North America species comparison

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Drymocallis lactea var. lactea
Photo is of parent taxon

Nevada cinquefoil, Sierran woodbeauty
Stems

(0.3–)1–6 dm;

base glabrate or sparsely to densely short-hairy, not or sparsely septate-glandular.
Inflorescences

3–20-flowered, 1/5–2/5(–3/4) of stem, narrow, branch angles 10–20°.
Pedicels

5–10 mm, moderately to densely short-hairy, not or sparsely septate-glandular.
Petals

cream-white to pale yellowish.
2n

= 14.

Drymocallis lactea var. lactea
Phenology Flowering May–Aug.
Habitat Rocky, seasonally moist places
Elevation 1600–3700 m (5200–12100 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
CA; NV; OR
Discussion

Variety lactea is the most common and conspicuous Drymocallis at higher elevations in the central and southern Sierra Nevada, where it is recognized by its large cream-white to yellowish petals and narrow inflorescences. It also occurs in the San Jacinto Mountains and Transverse Ranges of southern California, and extends into the Intermountain Region from the mountains of southeastern Oregon to central Nevada.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 9, p. 288.
Parent taxa Rosaceae > subfam. Rosoideae > tribe Potentilleae > Drymocallis > Drymocallis lactea
Sibling taxa
D. lactea var. austiniae
Synonyms D. glandulosa subsp. nevadensis, Potentilla glandulosa subsp. nevadensis, P. glandulosa var. nevadensis
Name authority unknown
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